Destination Imagination teams
raise funds for Tennessee trip
WASHBURN NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
There will be several fundraisers held to raise funds needed for the two Destination Imagination teams to go to the Global competitions in Tennessee.
There will be an all-you-can-eat wings night at the WDES cafeteria on April 20 from 5-8 p.m.
Dinner and BINGO will be offered on April 26 and May 3 at the Washburn Trail Runners Clubhouse. Dinner is served from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with BINGO starting at 6:30 p.m.
Other fundraisers being planned include a bottle drive, baked goods sales, a talent review and sale of pizza kits. Check out pizzakits.com or contact Tracy Reed to order baked goods.
The group will be delivering pizzas from the Washburn Food Mart to homes in Washburn, Wade, Perham and Crouseville on Friday, April 29, from 4 to 9 p.m. To order a pizza, call the Food Mart at 455-8057 and be sure to ask for delivery by the DI team!
And a yard sale is being planned for April 30 from 8 to 4 p.m.
For more information, or to make a donation to this talented group, please contact Tracy Reed at 455-4501 or e-mail treed10@msad45.net.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE MONTH
Photo courtesy of Darrylin Keenan
During the month of March, French students in Darrylin Keenan’s French classes at Washburn District High School celebrated Foreign Language Month with a poster and video contest. The theme was “Travel to a French-speaking city or country.” Pictured are the first-place winners, in front from left: Marcie Cheviot (Most Artistic) and Shaina Tasker (Best Use of French). In back: Nicholas Bragg (Most Original), Kelsey Churchill (Best Overall), Jacob Reed and Zachery Maynard (Best Video Skit). Absent when picture taken was Makayla Dickinson (Most Inviting). Also recognized were: second-place — Courtney Canon, Breanna Hyde, Zach Davis and Michaela Bragg; Third-place — Robert Hall, Kala Farley, Taylor Aruda and Taylor Thompson; and Honorable Mention — Olivia Doody, Keagan Page, Lara Scott and Tanya Tarbox. Students received ribbons and prizes for their efforts.
Spring story hour
Please join the Washburn Memorial Library in a celebration of spring! The library will be featuring a Story Time in the afternoon from 3 until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26. A variety of seasonal books will be read and light refreshments will be served. Children from age 2 to 10 are encouraged to attend.
Student of the Month
Dakota Koch
has been selected as Student of the Month for April.
Dakota is a senior at WDHS.
Her accomplishments in high school include the recent state title for Destination Imagination.
She has been a DI member throughout high school years.
She is a member of the National Honor Society, the Student Council
and served as manager of the boys’ basketball team this year.
Ms. Washburn
A Ms. Washburn Throwback 2011 Pageant will be held on Saturday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the high school.
Contestants already on board include Mike Hartford, Jensen Reed, Ben Goodwin, Ben Swank, Craig Sjoberg and Jason Reed, with several others checking their schedules.
Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. There will also be a People’s Choice Award. This promises to be a very fun evening, so come on out and help support the Destination Imagination Team in this fundraiser.
National Go Red Day
Photo courtesy of Christine McPherson
Dixie Shaw from Catholic Charities, at left in both pictures by a full shopping cart of food, was on hand at Washburn Elementary School recently to pick up items students collected for the nonprofit.
The school collected 715 food items during its celebration of National Go Red Day.
The photos show the school winners after being selected in drawing:
Mrs. Langille’s 1st-grade class,
Mr. Tompkins’s 4th-grade students, as well as
Mrs. Churchill’s 7th-grade class who collected the most food items, totaling 85.
Wade selectmen meet
Wade Selectmen Dwayne Dow, Donna Turner and Freeman R. Corey met on Monday, April 4. Discussed was the offer made by the selectmen on a local building for use as a garage. The offer was accepted. Options for an addition or free-standing building for use as a Town Office will be obtained. Once a final purchase and building price is established, options for financial support will be explored. The issue will then be taken for a vote by the town on a final decision.
Others items discussed include bidding on a newer used truck that the State has for sale, tax-acquired properties — most of which will be put out for bid — and the Arthur Howe wood lot. The $50,000 tax anticipation note has been signed, which will allow the town to provide services until other monies are collected.
Birthdays
Those celebrating birthdays from April 1-7 include: Grace McCrum, Kennedy Churchill, Julie Stephenson, John Helton, Natalia Bragg, Kim Whipkey, Andrew Parker, Susan Whipkey, Shawna Miller, Sam Jordan, Darice Plumer, Trevor Pendexter, Terry Berube, Judy Howe, Carroll Plissey, and Glen Viola.
Celebrating birthdays from April 8-13 are: Bette Olson, Janette Barker, Melissa Clark, Shelley Chavez, Duane Corey, Fran Dickinson, Raymond Humphrey, Ward Turner, Skip Crease,Kyle Bragg, Shirley Bragdon, and Shawn Cunningham.
Celebrating birthdays from April 14-20 are: Rodney Sperrey, Sam Belanger, Randy Bragg, Ray Hannah, Tammi Easler, James Canders, Nikole Herring, Alyssa Huston, Chico Hernandez, Paul DuMont, Valerie Maynard, Darren Pesut, Fern Sands, Russell Farley Jr., Lily Helton, Peggy Kelley, Madison Ziegler, Tom Berube, Andy Cole, Donna McNeal, Howard Johnson, Pearl Fitzgerald, Seth Thompson, Stan Baker, Caden Viola, Tracy Whitten, Lori Dahlgren, Amanda White, Zachary Forbes, Larry Hallowell, Amanda Harvath and Jaime Maynard.
Celebrating anniversaries are Atwood and Dorothy Sperrey and Harold and Kay Adams.
Washburn Trail Runners
The Washburn Trail Runners Snowmobile Club would like to present the new Club Officers: President Billy Pike, Vice President George Seward, Secretary Linda Seward and Treasurer Richard Hartford.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Perham, Wade and Washburn. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
